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Cancer society casts more doubt on prostate tests (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Mar 2010 | 1:38 am Fortis Bank NL posts smaller profit on impairments* Impairments rise to 412 mln euros, from 331 mln in 2008Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Mar 2010 | 12:50 am UPDATE 1-SVG asset values up, portfolio improvement shows* Asset value up 3O pct from half-year point, 7 pct on yearSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Mar 2010 | 12:26 am In Final Push, Obama Urges ‘Up or Down’ Vote on HealthWith a gathering of insurance executives at the White House on Thursday and a trip by President Obama to stump for the bill next week, the administration begins its final effort on health care. Source: NYT > Health | 4 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am Failure To Adopt Health Reform Will Lead To 3,000 Premature Deaths In Nevada In The Next DecadeThe failure to enact health reform this year will lead to approximately 3,000 premature deaths of people between 25 and 64 years old in Nevada in the next decade according to a report released today by the consumer health group Families USA. At the national level, the report, "Lives on the Line: The Deadly Consequences of Delaying Health Reform," warns that the number of deaths would grow from 68 per day in 2010 to 84 per day in 2019...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am UPDATE 1-Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digestBANGALORE, March 4 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Thursday:Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Mar 2010 | 11:46 pm UPDATE 1-Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digestBANGALORE, March 4 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Thursday:Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Mar 2010 | 11:46 pm F.D.A. Cracks Down on Nestlé and Others Over Health Claims on LabelsWarning letters went out over claims about Gerber baby food, Juicy Juice, Dreyer’s ice cream, POM pomegranate juice and Gorton’s fish fillets.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Mar 2010 | 11:44 pm Hopes for Alzheimer’s Drug Are DashedThe drug, called Dimebon, failed in its first late-stage clinical trial, dealing a blow to patients with Alzheimer’s and the companies developing the treatment, Medivation and Pfizer.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Mar 2010 | 11:41 pm HarbourVest looks to lift Australia investmentsSYDNEY, March 4 (Reuters) - Private equity firm HarbourVest Partners is looking to add exposure in Australia this year as the environment has improved, and does not plan to sell any of its direct investments...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Mar 2010 | 11:26 pm CORRECTED-BRIEF-Ahold posts 8 pct profit drop in Q4,AMSTERDAM, March 4 (Reuters) - Koninklijke Ahold NV : * CORRECTED-AHOLD Q4 NET PROFIT 267 MLN EUROS (NOT 341 MLN) (RTRSSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Mar 2010 | 11:18 pm Personal Best: Winter Training: Faster and Safer Indoors?Researchers say you cannot get the same training effect with indoor substitutes.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Mar 2010 | 11:07 pm Pearson shortlists bidders for IDC - FTMarch 4 (Reuters) - British publishing group Pearson Plc has shortlisted three private equity teams and one trade player as bidders for financial market data provider Interactive Data Corp , the Financial...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Mar 2010 | 11:03 pm Pearson shortlists bidders for IDC - FTMarch 4 (Reuters) - British publishing group Pearson Plc has shortlisted three private equity teams and one trade player as bidders for financial market data provider Interactive Data Corp , the Financial...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Mar 2010 | 11:03 pm Unique Educational Course Helps College Students Improve DietTeaching college students - an understudied population for preventing weight gain - about societal issues related to food and agriculture may help them choose healthier diets, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's 2010 Conference on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism. In a pilot study, researchers from Stanford University in California found that a college course focused on social issues related to food resulted in healthier diets than three classes focused on health related issues such as obesity...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Mar 2010 | 11:00 pm Concerns Over ‘Metal on Metal’ Hip ImplantsStudies show that in some cases the devices can quickly begin to wear, generating metallic debris with effects that include groin pain, death of tissue in the hip joint and loss of surrounding bone.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Mar 2010 | 10:37 pm Prudential, AIG CEOs selling AIA deal to Asia staffSINGAPORE, March 4 (Reuters) - The chief executives of Britain's Prudential Plc and American International Group met employees of the two firms in Southeast Asia on Thursday, in a bid to address concerns...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Mar 2010 | 10:03 pm Students' Physical Fitness Associated With Academic Achievement; Organized Physical Activity Linked To Lower Body Fat In GirlsPhysical fitness is associated with academic performance in young people, according to a report presented at the American Heart Association's 2010 Conference on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism. "As children's health continues to be a concern - especially when it comes to obesity - some have suggested that children's physical fitness is associated with their academic performance," said Lesley A. Cottrell, Ph.D., study presenting author and associate professor of pediatrics at West Virginia University in Morgantown, W.Va...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm Clinical Trials Update: March 3, 2010 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Mar 2010 | 9:50 pm A Cheek Swab to Choose Your Diet Plan? (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) -- Wondering if you'd do better to cut carbs or fats to lose weight? A DNA test using a cheek swab may reveal which approach would work best for you, new research suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Mar 2010 | 9:50 pm Oldest Epilepsy Drug Best for Children (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) -- A landmark comparison of three drugs widely used against the most common form of childhood epilepsy finds the oldest to be the most effective.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Mar 2010 | 9:50 pm Newer Blood Test Predicts Diabetes, Heart Disease (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) -- The newer hemoglobin A1C test predicts diabetes as well as the traditional fasting blood sugar test, but it beats that old standard in predicting a patient's future risk of heart disease and stroke, new research shows.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Mar 2010 | 9:50 pm New Drugs, Approaches Offer Hope Against Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists are making headway in finding ways to treat and detect stubborn forms of prostate cancer.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Mar 2010 | 9:50 pm Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitionsMarch 4 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 0400 GMT on Thursday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Mar 2010 | 9:14 pm FDA Issues Final Guidance To Boost Development Of Cell-Based Viral VaccinesThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued final guidance to help manufacturers who are developing safe and effective cell-based viral vaccines to address emerging and pandemic threats. Titled "Guidance for Industry: Characterization and Qualification of Cell Substrates and Other Biological Materials Used in the Production of Viral Vaccines for Infectious Disease Indications," the document will aid manufacturers who wish to use new cell substrates for vaccine production, such as for influenza vaccines. Currently, all licensed influenza vaccines are produced in chicken eggs...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Mar 2010 | 9:00 pm House Votes to Protect Pupils Against Abusive DisciplineThe measure, yet to be debated in the Senate, would safeguard students against punishment including forcible restraint and seclusion.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Mar 2010 | 8:10 pm Working mumsIs it harming or helping their children's health?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Mar 2010 | 8:02 pm Major Health Reform Must Be Given A Chance To Deliver - Australian Medical AssociationAMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said that the public hospitals policy unveiled by the Prime Minister is major reform that must be taken seriously and given due consideration by the States and the health sector because we need a system that will give better access to quality health services for the Australian population into the future. Dr Pesce said the policy is a credible response to the problems and deficiencies in the public hospital system and is evidence that there has been considerable consultation with patients and with doctors...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Mar 2010 | 8:00 pm Positive Test for Sanofi Prostate Cancer DrugThe drug, cabazitaxel, could become a new last-ditch treatment when another type of chemotherapy is no longer effective.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Mar 2010 | 7:40 pm Nurses Welcome Biggest Healthcare Reform Since Medicare, AustraliaGed Kearney, Federal Secretary of the Australian Nursing Federation said that the reforms to heath care announced by the Prime Minister are the most significant to the health system since the introduction of Medicare. "These reforms fundamentally alter how we fund and deliver health care in Australia making it more transparent and accountable. "The move by the Commonwealth Government to become the majority funder of health care will help stop cost shifting and duplication in hospital funding...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Mar 2010 | 7:00 pm Obama urges vote on health reformUS President Barack Obama calls on Congress to "finish its work" on reforming the US health care system and pass reforms.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Mar 2010 | 6:22 pm Failure To Adopt Health Reform Will Lead To 8,900 Premature Deaths In Ohio In The Next DecadeThe failure to enact health reform this year will lead to approximately 8,900 premature deaths of people between 25 and 64 years old in Ohio in the next decade according to a report released today by the consumer health group Families USA. At the national level, the report, "Lives on the Line: The Deadly Consequences of Delaying Health Reform," warns that the number of deaths would grow from 68 per day in 2010 to 84 per day in 2019...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm Male voices 'harder to recognise'Voice recognition researchers discover computers find men harder to understand than women.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Mar 2010 | 5:40 pm Gadget may offer migraine reliefA new hand-held device which emits a magnetic pulse could offer pain relief to people who suffer from serious migraines.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Mar 2010 | 5:33 pm Obama Urges Simple-Majority Vote on Healthcare Reform in Coming WeeksThe president's remarks signal a Democratic plan to bypass a Republican filibuster in the Senate if needed with a budget reconciliation vote.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Mar 2010 | 5:02 pm FDA Survey Finds More Americans Read Information On Food LabelA majority of consumers read food labels and are increasingly aware of the link between good nutrition and reducing the risk of disease, according to the latest survey of dietary habits released today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The 2008 U.S. Health and Diet Survey of more than 2,500 adults from all 50 states and the District of Columbia found that, for the first time, more than half of those surveyed "often" read a label the first time they buy a product...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Mar 2010 | 5:00 pm FDA warns Nestle, others for misleading food claims (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Mar 2010 | 4:33 pm Hitting The High Notes: UK Women And Celebrities Unite For Charity RecordCancer Research UK re-release 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' to launch Race for Life 2010 Hundreds of women from across the UK have joined over 20 celebrities to record a unique charity single in aid of Cancer Research UK's Race for Life. The track, led by DJ and Singer Sonique, who herself is currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer, is a remake of Cyndi Lauper's 1980s classic 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Mar 2010 | 4:00 pm Ethosuximide May Be Best Choice for Childhood Absence SeizuresNew randomized results find that although ethosuximide and valproic acid both produced better freedom from treatment failure over lamotrigine, ethosuximide beat valproic acid on attention effects.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Mar 2010 | 3:50 pm New gene test may help you pick your diet: report (Reuters)Reuters - Can't lose weight on a low-fat diet? Maybe you need to cut carbs instead, and a new genetic test may point the way, maker Interleukin Genetics Inc reported on Wednesday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Mar 2010 | 3:00 pm Government Of Canada Supports Improvements To The Postgraduate Medical Education SystemThe Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, announced federal funding of over $1.5 million to the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) to strengthen the postgraduate medical education system. The funding will help provide physicians in training with the necessary skills to meet the health care needs of Canadians. "Our government is working to strengthen Canada's health care system," said Minister Aglukkaq. "I commend the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada for undertaking this important and complex challenge in examining the training needs of physicians...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Mar 2010 | 3:00 pm Step-Up Therapy Improves Asthma Control in ChildrenAdding or increasing the dose of either a long-acting beta agonist or a leukotriene-receptor antagonist to inhaled corticosteroids improves disease control in children with asthma.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Mar 2010 | 2:57 pm Fake Weed, Real Drug: K2 Causing Hallucinations in TeensFake marijuana, called K2 or spice, is increasingly popular, but the side effects are worse than with pot.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 3 Mar 2010 | 2:46 pm Should men be tested for prostate cancer? (AP)AP - The American Cancer Society revised its guidelines for prostate cancer screening on Wednesday. The advocacy group is one of many organizations that make such recommendations. Some questions and answers:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Mar 2010 | 2:35 pm Hyperglycemia in Extremely Preterm Infants Linked to Poor OutcomesIn a population-based cohort of extremely preterm infants, hyperglycemia on the first day of life was associated with increased mortality rates and evidence of brain damage.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Mar 2010 | 1:52 pm Obama Offers to Use Some G.O.P. Health ProposalsThe president said that he was open to some Republican concerns, but he would press ahead with the overhaul.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Mar 2010 | 11:44 am President Obama Signs Bill Delaying Medicare Pay Cut to April 1Congress will now turn to a longer-term extension of the pay cut effective date.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Mar 2010 | 11:39 am Combination of Endovascular Hypothermia, Thrombolytic Therapy Feasible, Safe, in Acute StrokeEndovascular hypothermia in patients with moderate to severe acute ischemic stroke appears to be safe and feasible, although a higher than average rate of pneumonia needs further investigation.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Mar 2010 | 11:26 am Gut microbes hold 'second genome'There are more genes in the microbial flora in our gut than in the rest of our bodies, scientists report.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Mar 2010 | 11:06 am FDA Approves Extended-Release Hydromorphone for Chronic PainThe FDA has approved hydromorphone HCl extended-release tablets for the management of pain in opioid-tolerant patients requiring continuous opioid analgesia for an extended period of time.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Mar 2010 | 10:59 am Pretreatment PET Measure Predicts Outcomes in Head and Neck CancerThe maximal standardized uptake value can help guide treatment decisions in head and neck cancer.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Mar 2010 | 10:58 am FDA Approves First Generic Formulation of Tamsulosin for BPHThe FDA has approved the first generic version of tamsulosin HCl 0.4 mg capsules.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Mar 2010 | 10:56 am RE-LY Subanalysis Suggests Similar Benefit, Less Bleeding With Dabigatran in AF Patients With Prior Stroke or TIAA subanalysis shows that dabigatran is at least as efficacious and may be even safer in this higher-risk subgroup.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Mar 2010 | 10:52 am Ship outbreaks likely to spikeSuffering a bout of gastrointestinal illness in a cramped cruise ship cabin ranks pretty high on the scale of vacation nightmares. And given the bug going around this year, illness at sea is likely to spike.Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Mar 2010 | 9:18 am Thought urged on prostate screeningMost men 50 and older should seriously consider the potential risks of treatment before deciding whether to be screened for prostate cancer, the American Cancer Society said Wednesday in revised guidelines.Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Mar 2010 | 8:52 am Opinion: Patients should decide on screeningThis week, the American Cancer Society releases updated prostate cancer screening guidelines. The guidelines say "men should discuss the uncertainties, risks and possible benefits of screening for prostate cancer before deciding whether to be tested."Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Mar 2010 | 8:28 am Battle-brain injury policy changingU.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan targeted in roadside bomb attacks will be pulled from duty and examined for 24 hours before being cleared for battle again, Pentagon officials told CNN Tuesday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Mar 2010 | 7:39 am Health care sick with medical wasteCNN takes an up-close look at health care waste: insurance markups, billing mistakes, and overcharges; the difficulty in comparison shopping for the best prices for care; and incentives to do expensive procedures.Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Mar 2010 | 7:29 am New Obama plan to include GOP ideasIn a last-ditch attempt to craft a bipartisan health care reform bill, President Obama will release a new proposal Wednesday that will include Republican ideas on tort reform and health savings accounts, according to Democratic officials familiar with the plans.Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Mar 2010 | 5:55 am Eye hazard warning to parentsDoctors say liquid detergent capsules can cause serious damage to a child's eyes and should be kept out of reach.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Mar 2010 | 5:38 am Ordered chaosIs obsessive list making a sign of genius?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Mar 2010 | 5:04 am
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